Reliability and validity of a modified gait scoring system and its use in assessing tibial dyschondroplasia in broilers

British Poultry Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 355-363

  Garner, J P ^a   Falcone, C ^a   Wakenell, P ^a   Martin, M ^a   Mench, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; CHONDRODYSPLASIA; GAIT; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIBIA; VALIDATION STUDY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; GAIT; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOCHONDRODYSPLASIAS; POULTRY DISEASES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIBIA; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0036654830     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660120103620     Document Type: Article

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